Highways Technical Lead​/Associate Director Wide

Highways Technical Lead / Associate Director (UK Wide) You know that great transport infrastructure doesn't happen by accident. It happens when experienced engineers make the right technical decisions, challenge assumptions, and create practical solutions that improve how people and communities move.

As a Highways Technical Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping major transport programmes across the UK and internationally. Your expertise will influence the quality, safety and performance of projects that millions of people rely on every day.

This is an opportunity to be the technical voice on complex schemes, helping multidisciplinary teams solve challenging engineering problems while raising standards across projects and programmes. You'll bring clarity to difficult decisions, mentor talented engineers, and help clients navigate increasingly complex infrastructure challenges.

Your contribution will directly influence project outcomes, strengthen technical excellence across teams, and help deliver infrastructure that supports economic growth, connectivity and sustainability for years to come.

We're delivering some of the most significant highways and transportation programmes in the UK and around the world.

From major strategic road improvements and urban transport schemes to large-scale international infrastructure developments, our teams are tackling increasingly complex design, delivery and digital engineering challenges.

You'll work with clients including National Highways, Transport Scotland, local authorities and major infrastructure partners, while also contributing to globally recognised projects such as NEOM The Line and King Khalid International Airport.

What makes this opportunity different is the breadth of influence. You'll have the chance to shape technical delivery across multiple projects, collaborate with specialists across a global business, and help drive the adoption of smarter, more efficient ways of working through digital engineering and innovation.

Success in this role means delivering high-quality engineering solutions, developing strong technical teams, building trusted client relationships, and helping create better outcomes across a diverse portfolio of projects.

• Experience leading or managing engineering design activities within highways, transportation or related infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical understanding of highways design and relevant industry standards, such as DMRB or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience delivering projects within multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• A strong commitment to safety, quality and technical excellence.
• Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
• Degree-level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating comparable technical capability.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or equivalent professional accreditation.

Deliver infrastructure projects that improve connectivity, support communities and create long-term positive impact.

Work on a diverse portfolio ranging from local transport improvements to some of the world's largest and most ambitious infrastructure programmes.

Take a lead role in shaping technical delivery, driving innovation and influencing how future projects are designed and delivered.

Whether your ambition is to deepen your technical expertise, grow into people leadership, expand your client-facing responsibilities or progress into senior leadership, you'll have opportunities to develop your career in the direction that interests you.

Collaborate with experienced engineers, technical specialists and project leaders across multiple disciplines and geographies.

We recognise that great people deliver their best work when they have flexibility and autonomy. We support flexible ways of working that help balance professional and personal commitments.

Benefit from a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and access to learning, development and wellbeing support designed to help you thrive

London Greater London United Kingdom Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom Leeds West Yorkshire United Kingdom Glasgow Lanarkshire United Kingdom Stockton on Tees County Durham United Kingdom Cardiff South Glamorgan United Kingdom Bristol Bristol City United Kingdom Civil and Structural Transportation

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